Harsh Maheshwari
About Harsh Maheshwari
Harsh Maheshwari is a Principal Engineer at Dremio, where he has worked since 2019, focusing on data optimization and ingestion technologies. He has extensive experience in software engineering, having previously held positions at Oracle India and Groupon, and holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.
Work at Dremio
Harsh Maheshwari has been serving as a Principal Engineer at Dremio since 2019. In this role, he has worked on various projects, including the Automatic Table Maintenance layer on Dremio Arctic, which focuses on scheduling and orchestration of table maintenance and data ingestion operations. He has also led the development of S3 Auto-Ingestion, a platform designed for continuous ingestion with measurable visibility and deduplication. His contributions include implementing Data Optimization SQL commands for Apache Iceberg and developing Vacuum SQL commands to manage old snapshots.
Previous Experience at Oracle India Pvt. Ltd
Prior to his current position at Dremio, Harsh Maheshwari worked at Oracle India Pvt. Ltd in various roles. He served as a Technical Lead for one year from 2013 to 2014, and subsequently held the position of Principal Member Technical Staff from 2014 to 2016. His tenure at Oracle began as a Senior Member Technical Staff, where he worked for three years from 2010 to 2013. His experience at Oracle contributed to his technical expertise in software development and engineering.
Experience at Groupon
Harsh Maheshwari worked at Groupon as SDE IV from 2017 to 2019 in the Bengaluru Area, India. During his two-year tenure, he contributed to various software development projects, enhancing his skills in engineering and technical leadership. This experience added to his professional background before joining Dremio.
Education and Expertise
Harsh Maheshwari holds a Master of Engineering (ME) in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, which he attended from 2006 to 2008. He also earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science from MEDICAPS Institute of Technology and Management, Indore, from 2002 to 2006. His educational background provides a strong foundation in computer science principles and practices.
Patents and Contributions
Harsh Maheshwari has co-authored eight published patents, showcasing his contributions to technological advancements in his field. His work includes significant contributions to open-source projects, such as the evaluation of GIT as a root pointer store for Iceberg, leading to the development of the Nessie project. His technical contributions also include enabling runtime filtering on the Join operator and implementing multi-predicate pushdown on the parquet reader.